Re: Haram & Halal
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So where are those people coming from who are so picky about the products they apply on their skin?
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An animal is halaal if it is slaughtered according to Islamic means. Animals that are slaughtered in other manners, are not halaal to eat, and also their dead body is najis
So the problem arises when cosmetic products use animal byproducts to make them. If it contains animal byproducts from an animal that was not slaughtered properly, then this is impure. For example, a cow that is not slaughtered according to Islamic laws is najis, so if a cream is made using byproducts from this dead cow, that it is also najis and not ok to use
Like AQ mentioned, some scholars have said that even if animal byproducts are used in soap, the chemical reaction that occurs during its manufacturing transforms the product into something halaal, so for soaps it is not an issue, but you should check out the rest of your products by contacting the company and asking if they use animal byproducts. I went through all my products a few years ago and was surprised to find that a number of them do use animal and many even pork byproducts. Thankfully there are alot of alternatives, companies who do not use any animal byproducts in their products